Website Wednesday: Halibut with Zesty Peach Salsa

Do you have a lame grocery store?

I get so frustrated when I go to my local grocery store and can’t find things I need. And my frustration is even more compounded, because my local store is not some Mom and Pop operation, it is a state wide chain that has pretty much taken over Texas and we really don’t have very many other grocery store options.

Like why carry one variety of a particular brand but not another variety that the same brand sells. Or tell me why no stores sell Matzo? And even the products that they do sell they are out of every time I go to the store, (like fresh ginger and garlic, what type of grocery store runs out of garlic?!?).

So imagine my frustration when I wanted to make this Halibut with Zesty Peach Salsa to only discover my ‘said’ grocery store did not have halibut! Sure I could trek across town to the closest Whole Foods and pick some up but on that day that was not an option.

And I guess (heavy sigh) it was better any ways to do without, since halibut could have put a heavy dent in my wallet.

In my anger and frustration I decided to just use some tilapia fillets I already had at home and boycott spending any more money at ‘said’ store. So if you are like me and your store doesn’t sell halibut or it is too expensive, you can use tilapia, cod, bass or any other white fish in this recipe.

Oh and speaking of this recipe, prepared as is the fish is mild with a light citrus tang, but the salsa as written packs a spicy punch that is cooled by the sweet and juicy peaches. My suggestion is if you are sensitive to the heat or want to serve this to kids is leave out the peppers (I had some from a friend’s garden that needed to be used) or make two separate batches of salsa.

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Halibut with Zesty Peach Salsa

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Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4

1 orange, zested and juiced

1 lime, zested and juiced
1 lemon, zested and juiced
4 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper
4 (6 ounce) halibut fillets (or other white fish such as cod, tilapia, bass)

SALSA:

2 cups chopped fresh peaches
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 serrano pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
1 orange, zested and juiced
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients; mix well. Place fish in a large baking dish and pour citrus juice mixture over fish. Bake fish in preheated oven for 20 minutes of until it flakes easily with fork.

Meanwhile, combine salsa ingredients in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until serving.

Once cooked, serve fish topped with peach salsa.

inspired by All Recipes